Pumpkin Cake Roll
Pumpkin… I am a huge fan of pumpkin, but not a great fan of pumpkin pie. Every year around the fall and holidays I try to find some new pumpkin desserts to replace pie. I can remember making… Read More
Cooking Classes
In Person Cooking Class – Vaccination Required When life gives us lemons, like this whole past year with covid we are going to make limoncello. Come join me in making a fun spring lunch using limoncello as our… Read More
Chef Shelly
Let me introduce myself: my name is Shelly Steinhaus I live and work in Arvada Colorado. I have been in the culinary world for approximately fourteen years. For eight of those years I was a restaurant owner an… Read More
My Favorite Products
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Pomegranate Glazed Tofu
Tofu…. I have never been a fan. Just like any other food, if we have never eaten something when it is prepared properly, many of us are going to create a strong dislike for said product. All the… Read More
Limoncello Cup Cakes
Limoncello who does not love it? It’s probably the best when you are sipping it in Italy after a lovely meal. I love to make it and I really love to use it in recipes. So this is… Read More
Bella’s Cranberry Burrata
Burrata, is a food group in my world. So the more ways I can figure out how to incorporate this luscious cheese in a recipe the better. This recipe is so easy and will be perfect if you… Read More
Sicilian Turkey Meatballs
Sicilian Turkey Meatballs, inspired by my recent culinary tours in Sicily. We had the pleasure of visiting a really great cooking school in Palermo. The Sicilian Pantry run by Chef Michael, it begins with meeting in the outdoor… Read More
Butternut Squash Risotto
Risotto one of my favorite dishes to make. I think of risotto as a blank palette that you can create with each new season. I love fall flavors in a risotto dish. Its great to have as a… Read More
Harvest Enchilada’s
This is my attempt for a Holiday Enchilada recipe. You will find this recipe very easy to make, and the flavors are really great. I would like to give a little explanation first, and give you some options… Read More
Buckwheat Pancakes
Healthy Pancakes…. made with buckwheat flour that happens to be gluten free. This recipe is such a great option for those of you who are gluten free, some of you who are trying to incorporate healthy grains into… Read More
Lavender Limoncello Martini
When did I become obsessed with Lavender Cocktails? One summer while drinking them in Croatia. Lavender Gin & Tonics were the bomb? So you will also have to try the Lavender syrup in this Lavender Limoncello Martini and… Read More
Limoncello Prickly Pear Martini
Is this not a fun beautiful cocktail for spring/summer, perhaps Mothers Days. While on a recent trip visiting friends in Prescott AZ, my friend Leanna gifted me a bottle of Prickly Pear Syrup. What to do with prickly… Read More